Hœna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hœna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hœna" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hœna
hœna, f. Høne. Alex. 16023; Stj. 320;Heilag. I, 19111. 16; þau Þorgils okHelga sátu úti ok hrein hœnan viðhananum, en haninn leggr at henniok berr hana þar til, er hón mœðist;Þ. mælti: sér þú, Helga! sameignþeirra hana ok hœnu; H. svarar: hverser þat vert? segir hón; svá má vera,segir Þ., annarra viðreign; gerast núgóðar samfarar þeirra Flóam. 31(15625 fgg) jvf 30 (1568 fgg); er-a heraat borgnara, þótt hœna beri skjöldFm. VII, 11615; som Øgenavn: Jónhœna EJb. 26111.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚿᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.

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